[SCG] Welcome to the Stock Corvair Group - Activities Update

[Bill Hubbell]

Hello to all new and prior members!  Welcome to the SCG, CORSA's newest 
chapter.

First off, let me welcome all the new people who have joined in the past few 
weeks, whether by attending our first annual meeting in Portland, by 
e-mailing me directly, or by joining the SCG list directly.  I am thrilled 
that the SCG has generated so much interest and I hope we can continue to 
not only attract new members but also begin to utilize the new membership to 
move our goals forward.

In this e-mail, I'd like to give all of you a brief update on SCG - where we 
are now, and where we are heading, and then begin to get feedback form each 
of you as to how you think you can help in the overall plan.



SCG was formed to fill a perceived need within CORSA - to address the issues 
of researching and recording everything that we can about Stock Corvair and 
Corvair powered vehicles, and to provide some means of recognizing and 
encouraging those individuals interested in the process of maintaining, 
preserving, researching, or restoring such vehicles.  You can access the SCG 
Bylaws here.



To those ends, we have created this group to bring together those people 
within CORSA (you must be a member of CORSA to be a member of SCG) to work 
together to achieve our goals.  We have set up an ambitious program that 
will eventually result in detailed manuals that will attempt to document all 
aspects of the Stock Corvair vehicles.  You can view a sample here.  This 
project will not be completed in a few short months, but will be an ongoing 
process.  We will utilize a variety of methods to procure the information 
and to archive and record it.



1)      The Annual Stock Corvair Event (ASCE) will be held at each CORSA 
international convention (beginning in 2006 at Buffalo) and will showcase 
Stock Corvairs in a setting apart from Concours.  Some cars will be brought 
in for the express purpose of detailed study (research), others for 
owner-requested assessments of "Stockness" (performed by all of us in 
attendance at the ASCE), and the rest for display.  The details of this 
event are still being worked out in committee (Stan East, Dave Ellis,  Bill 
Hubbell, Kent Sullivan, and others).  The general concept of the ASCE is 
defined in our operating policy, which you can download here.



2)        A comprehensive database is being developed and will be hosted on 
the internet on servers provided by CORSA and by the gracious offer of Joe 
West.  A Stock Research Committee (Stan East, Dave Ellis,  Bill Hubbell, 
Kent Sullivan, Joe West, Marissa Andolino, Gary Dies, and other interested 
parties) is currently working on the technical details of setting up the 
database and working out the server details.



3)        A web page will be developed in the near future.  Marissa Andolino 
and Joe West are currently working on this project.  We also expect to 
utilize Joe's web site-based forums at www.virtualcorvairclub.com for data 
entry and exchange.



4)        Currently, we do have the SCG mail-list set up, courtesy of CORSA. 
All of you receiving this e-mail are currently subscribed to it.  The footer 
at the end of this message gives you the information needed to manage your 
account with this list.  Until the forums get set up, please use this list 
to communicate messages within the group.



5)        We will publish a formal newsletter at least four times a year, as 
defined by SCG Policy.  I am still looking for somebody to step forward to 
assume the position of Newsletter Editor.  Currently, I am still wearing 
that hat, along with my role as President.



6)        Mark Corbin is the SCG Secretary/Treasurer.  Please send him all 
your pertinent information (Address, phone number, etc.) as he keeps the 
membership records.  At this point in time we have no set dues, but we did 
agree at our meeting in Portland to ask each member if they would be willing 
to "donate" $5.00 to the club to help defray expenses.  If you do wish to 
donate, please contact Mark for details.



7)        Finally, I would like each member to decide how he/she might be 
able to help SCG and let us know!  At some point soon, we will be wanting 
people to chair or serve on various subcommittees studying different years 
and models of Corvair automobiles.



In conclusion, let me once again thank each of you for your interest in the 
SCG and encourage you to continue to advance the cause of the Stock Corvair 
automobile.  I and the other officers (Stan East, Vice-President; Mark 
Corbin, Secretary/Treasurer; Rich Thompson, Historian) encourage your 
feedback and participation as we strive to move this long-overdue project 
forward.



Thank you,



Bill Hubbell

SCG President

CORSA Eastern Director